IEE faculty, staff, and projects in the news
Materials Research Institute names 2024 Roy Award winners
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Six Penn State materials researchers have received the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, recognizing a wide range of research with societal impact. The award is presented by the Materials Research Institute and recognizes recent interdisciplinary materials research at Penn State that yields innovative and unexpected results.
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Hee Jeung Oh
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Feifei Shi
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
How solutions journalism can transform climate change reporting and inspire action
News coverage focused on climate solutions can can motivate people to engage in climate-friendly behaviors. However, journalists face challenges in reporting on these complex issues, and they need support to inform and empower the public.
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Cassandra LC Troy
Cassandra LC TroyFormer Ph.D. Student, Bellisario College of Communications
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Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire
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Fossil evidence is reshaping the understanding of Australia’s forest management practices, according to Peter Wilf, professor of geosciences at Penn State. His recent research suggests that prescribed burning may harm the ecological balance of eucalypt and rainforest ecosystems, which have coexisted for millions of years.
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Q&A: Penn State COP16 delegation contributes to biodiversity efforts
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A delegation of Penn State faculty and graduate students who attended the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as COP16, in Cali, Colombia, share about the event and their experiences.
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Mónica Medina
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Siela Maximova
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Margarita López-Uribe
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Estelle Couradeau
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Christina Grozinger
Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, Entomology
'Growing Impact' reflects on PlantVillage investment, success
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“Growing Impact” highlights PlantVillage, an innovative project that leverages the power of smartphones, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to help millions of farmers across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
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Growing Impact: Feeding a changing world
Smallholder farmers, despite facing enormous challenges, produce a significant portion of the world's food, especially in regions like Africa and Asia. PlantVillage, a project aimed at empowering these farmers through smartphone technology and machine learning, has grown into a global initiative with ambitious plans to expand its impact and address the growing threat of climate change.
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Alternate stream water-testing method detects emerging contaminants
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Pollutants known as “contaminants of emerging concern” or chemicals that could potentially harm human health and have been found in the environment, including pesticides, ingredients from personal care products, pharmaceuticals and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are increasingly found in streams and lakes. A team led by researchers at Penn State recently demonstrated the accuracy and utility of a new method to find even very low levels of these substances in surface waters. They reported their findings in the Science of the Total Environment.
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Session proposals for 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium now being accepted
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The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced a call for breakout sessions for the 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, taking place May 19–20, 2025, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
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ICDS Day 2024 highlights significance of interdisciplinary research
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The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) recently hosted their annual symposium, "ICDS Day MMXXIV: Shaping the Future of Penn State’s Digital Research," which highlighted interdisciplinary research in computational and data sciences across the University.
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Guido Cervone
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Andrew Read
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Keith Cheng
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Vasant Honavar
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Soundar Kumara
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Hong Wu
American soil losing more crop nutrients due to heavier rainstorms, study shows
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Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.
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Li Li
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Jiangtao Liu
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Elizabeth W. Boyer
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Chaopeng Shen
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Xiaofeng Liu
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Wei Zhi
Wei ZhiFormer Assistant Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Penn State water-energy-food nexus project takes a global approach
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Michael Jacobson, professor of forest resources in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, co-led the second Collaborative Learning School, a year-round virtual networking community of faculty, students and early career professionals that culminates in a two-week summer field workshop with U.S. and African scientists and practitioners. The school, which was held in Uganda last year, is funded by a five-year, $2 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant and is an initiative of the SustainFood Network.
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Michael G. Jacobson
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Christopher Scott
Associate Director & Thematic Area Lead, Water Sustainability, Institute of Energy and the Environment
Growing Impact: Feeding a changing world (Preview)
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Episode release date: December 1, 2024. Smallholder farmers, despite facing enormous challenges, produce a significant portion of the world's food, especially in regions like Africa and Asia. PlantVillage, a project aimed at empowering these farmers through smartphone technology and machine learning, has grown from a small seed grant into a global initiative with ambitious plans to expand its impact and address the growing threat of climate change.
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